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hey, rob. >> reporter: hey, john. so many people who go through disasters like this, by this stage of the game, it's let's pick up the pieces and move on and better spirits and the community come together. but when they heard this storm was coming, it ripped the heart out of these people, as many of them are still in survival mode without heat or power after hurricane sandy. as a matter of fact, yesterday, we caught up with a number of people, including this family whap live in one of the homes where we're standing near. and they described for me the kind of things emotionally and physically they're going through. >> i went through the most pain i ever went through in my whole life, from being electrocuted, trying to get back into my house, to watching all my possessions and my family practically almost dying. >> this has been a week from hell. i mean, you know, i'm grateful that i have my family. >> my goodness. they've been through so, so much, and they have their four kids and they're sleeping tonight, albeit, in s
hey, rob. >> reporter: hey, john. so many people who go through disasters like this, by this stage of the game, it's let's pick up the pieces and move on and better spirits and the community come together. but when they heard this storm was coming, it ripped the heart out of these people, as many of them are still in survival mode without heat or power after hurricane sandy. as a matter of fact, yesterday, we caught up with a number of people, including this family whap live in one of the...
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we've heard from john boehner, we've heard from the president. we are lacking details, but it seems to me we're ahead in this conversation than we have been in the last six months. where do you see this going as the guy who looks into the credit risk of everybody in the world? >> i want to extrapolate, ali, from every experience in california. we voted for higher taxes in order to fund better education. and i think people are recognizing that fiscal sustainability has a newman rart and a deno, ma'minator. the numerator is about sustaining growth and paying debts. i think it's known that we need to establish both. it's not going to be a big jump, and i think richard is correct in reminding us this is a long haul, and let's focus on both the numerator and the denominator. >> the point steven has just made, and i will point out as well, you cannot have it both ways. you cannot remind us on the one hand that there is a $1.6 trillion deficit and on the other hand say we won't have tax raised. >> this is america. we've been doing that for 25 years. >>
we've heard from john boehner, we've heard from the president. we are lacking details, but it seems to me we're ahead in this conversation than we have been in the last six months. where do you see this going as the guy who looks into the credit risk of everybody in the world? >> i want to extrapolate, ali, from every experience in california. we voted for higher taxes in order to fund better education. and i think people are recognizing that fiscal sustainability has a newman rart and a...
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now, john boehner had something to say today about revenue. by revenue, everybody, we're talking about, well, that's the whole point. there's different things we could be talking about. here's john boehner. >> there will be many who will say that with the election over, we should confront the first of these challenges by letting the top two tax rates expire and pushing the sequester off. it won't get us out of the problem and it will also hurt our economy. because the american people expect us to find common ground, we're willing to accept some additional revenues via tax reforl. >> now, when i hear that, i don't hear i'm okay letting taxes go up on some people. i hear i'm okay closing loopholes and deductions where some high income earners may pay more than others. is that a deal you could work with? >> the question is is, what is speaker boehner saying? he really talking about a balanced approach or what he used to talk about and republicans have claimed, which is another round of tax breaks for wealthy people will somehow trickle down, magi
now, john boehner had something to say today about revenue. by revenue, everybody, we're talking about, well, that's the whole point. there's different things we could be talking about. here's john boehner. >> there will be many who will say that with the election over, we should confront the first of these challenges by letting the top two tax rates expire and pushing the sequester off. it won't get us out of the problem and it will also hurt our economy. because the american people...
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do you think john boehner and you know john boehner, the speaker of the house, do you think he can do with this present what gingrich and clinton did back in the '90s after the president was re-elected? >> well, i do. i think it's essential that he also understand his own caucus and i think when the election is done, remember they were trying to defeat the president. that has failed. so it's incumbent upon them now to realize there's per i will avoiding the message of the voters because the voters have spoken. also the senate democrats picked up seats across the country. now they're one region. so they're clear about that. and the president's always going to be open to different ideas, but not change the goals. and the goal is not just an economic strategy based on austerity, but one that is pro-growth, pro-middle class, that allows job creation while you're bringing fiscal discipline to washington. it's not one or the other, it's both. and obviously john boehner is wanting to work with the president. he's already expressed some opening to go that. it's going to take a while to get th
do you think john boehner and you know john boehner, the speaker of the house, do you think he can do with this present what gingrich and clinton did back in the '90s after the president was re-elected? >> well, i do. i think it's essential that he also understand his own caucus and i think when the election is done, remember they were trying to defeat the president. that has failed. so it's incumbent upon them now to realize there's per i will avoiding the message of the voters because...
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john boehner will accept higher tax revenues but not higher tax rates. explain that. >> you do that two-ways. it's no the that kblikted. first, you have to get the economy growing faster. we all agree that the best way to bring this deficit down is to get the growth back up to 3% to 4% to 5%. number two, when we talk to republicans, what they tell me, ali, i had a discussion with mitch mcconnell on this, he said we're willing to put the high revenues on the table. we're willing to get -- close the loopholes and the tax system, get rid of a lot of the carveouts. and a lot of those carveouts the people who benefit from those are rich people. i think republicans are willing to compromise on this. i have to say this. i'm frustrated with all of you on this because, yes, we have a fiscal cliff that's going to hit on january. but let's not forget the whole context of this. we are running $1.2 trf did he ever sits. >> david walker is banging on this drum as well. >> the key is we have to avoid the fiscal cliff. we also have to address the much bigger fiscal abys
john boehner will accept higher tax revenues but not higher tax rates. explain that. >> you do that two-ways. it's no the that kblikted. first, you have to get the economy growing faster. we all agree that the best way to bring this deficit down is to get the growth back up to 3% to 4% to 5%. number two, when we talk to republicans, what they tell me, ali, i had a discussion with mitch mcconnell on this, he said we're willing to put the high revenues on the table. we're willing to get --...
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"outfront" tonight, john ave hon and sasha eisenberg. overall, karl rove credited with this on the republican side. put a ballot measure on that people care about, it will get people to the polls, get your guy elected? >> i don't think there was an organized move to put this on the ballot. slightly higher turnout for 18 to 29-year-olds in colorado than the rest of the country. campaign issues, they ten to assume that presidency at the top of the ticket drives turnout this is the type of issue where you could see that there are people who would be brought to the polls because of interest, especially young voters, interested in pot. and people who wouldn't get a camp paper's attention but could be motivated to come out nonetheless. we'll know what exactly happened when the numbers come are senior a ban on gay marriage. george w. bush won nine of 11. some of the states we were talking about on the marriage -- the gay marriage issue were not swing states. colorado, wouldn't have turned the whole election, but -- >> you know, i actually think
"outfront" tonight, john ave hon and sasha eisenberg. overall, karl rove credited with this on the republican side. put a ballot measure on that people care about, it will get people to the polls, get your guy elected? >> i don't think there was an organized move to put this on the ballot. slightly higher turnout for 18 to 29-year-olds in colorado than the rest of the country. campaign issues, they ten to assume that presidency at the top of the ticket drives turnout this is the...
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john is right. you have about a year before you start getting into the next god-forbid election cycle. this is the time to narrow your agenda but be bold. what are the two, three, four things that you want your ton cy and prison dency to build the country around. >> david, a lot of people think it's not just a question of new personnel. the president in this particular case needing to to be more of a different style. do you think, "a," that's true, and, boris yeltsi"b," that's po? do you think they can change in the middle of their presidency? >> yes, you can. i think bill clinton became a much more effective president as john podesta can attest to. first, move quickly. that's what ken and john have both emphasized that. power does seep away very quickly in the second term. after the first year, people start looking at the midterm elections and then they say look over your shoulder. you have to proceed quickly. second lesson is dick new staff, our old friend has emphasized this over and over again.
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john king is joining us now. he's got major challenges and what's on his mind obviously is what's good for the country and his historic legacy. >> you talk about the l word, legacy, whenever someone's re-elected. a closely divided congress, a republican house that disagrees with him on many issues and, wolf, no money to spend because of the fiscal cliff. what can a president do with a second term? number one in recent years priority number one is to consolidate the gains of the first term. the health care bill will be implemented. there will for sure be problems. can he somehow keep a relationship with the republican house if they have to go back and fix a couple things? at least we know obama care won't be repealed. that's his priority. keep it that way, secure that as his democratic legacy for the country. otherwise, you look around and say what can he do? education reform is something. some people in the white house talk about. some republicans point to john boehner, the house speaker used to be a key educatio
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john is right. you have about a year before you start getting into the next, god forbid, election cycle. this is the time where you have to narrow your agenda but be bold. what are the two, three, four things that you really want the country and your presidency to build around. >> david, a lot of people think it's not just a question of new personnel. that the president in this particular case needs to learn a new style, he needs to be more of anthonyive political figure. do you think, a, that's true? and b, do you think it's possible? can presidents change their basic -- the way they do business in the middle of their presidency? >> yes, i think they can. and you saw that withability clinton, who i think after -- especially after his midterm loss in his first term changed his governing style and became a much more effective president. as john podesta can attest to. history suggests to me, fareed, three basic lessons about second terms. first, move quickly. that's both what ken and john have both em
john is right. you have about a year before you start getting into the next, god forbid, election cycle. this is the time where you have to narrow your agenda but be bold. what are the two, three, four things that you really want the country and your presidency to build around. >> david, a lot of people think it's not just a question of new personnel. that the president in this particular case needs to learn a new style, he needs to be more of anthonyive political figure. do you think, a,...
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john mccain and lindsey graham, at his news conference in washington. senators graham and mccain said today that they would block the president's u.n. ambassador susan rice from being confirmed as u.s. secretary of state if she were to be nominated. to that position, so let's listen in. >> if senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. and i'm happy to have that discussion with them. but for them to go after the u.n. ambassador who had nothing to do with benghazi and was simply making a presentation based on intelligence she had received, and to besmirch her reputation is outrageous. >> jessica yellin, chief white house correspondent, was there, and, jessica, was its wiit was placid news conference. however, this particular question really seemed to hit a nerve with the president. >> reporter: yes. he got very emotional on this answer. look, the white house feels that in general the attacks on ambassador rice are unfair, even dishonest in a sense because it has been their point all along that she was
john mccain and lindsey graham, at his news conference in washington. senators graham and mccain said today that they would block the president's u.n. ambassador susan rice from being confirmed as u.s. secretary of state if she were to be nominated. to that position, so let's listen in. >> if senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. and i'm happy to have that discussion with them. but for them to go after the u.n. ambassador who had...
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let's begin with john allen. how much concern is there for you, he said that he has done nothing wrong. how much concern do you have with the fact that this investigation is widening? >> well, look, these are some of our top commanders. you're not a four-star general unless you've -- you have some serious credit to actually get some stuff done. i want to make sure that the president is fully engaged. one of the things that's troubling it me is the idea that, for instance, going back to david petraeus, that he just learned about it last week. i have a hard time believing that. if months and months and months ago this investigation started, he's not the head of fish and wildlife. he's the head of the cia. and if he's been compromised in any way, shape or form, the president of the united states needs to know that. and congress needs to be notified of that. >> are you annoyed you were not notified? we know that eric cantor knew in september or october. >> you're not going to notify all of congress. but you do have a
let's begin with john allen. how much concern is there for you, he said that he has done nothing wrong. how much concern do you have with the fact that this investigation is widening? >> well, look, these are some of our top commanders. you're not a four-star general unless you've -- you have some serious credit to actually get some stuff done. i want to make sure that the president is fully engaged. one of the things that's troubling it me is the idea that, for instance, going back to...
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. >> or as john mccain would have it, had a very strong opinion we are defeating al qaeda has not helped if it looks like al qaeda resurge en resurgence. >> without question as somebody who is covering the story in the months leading up to the election, it was so politicized with the white house and the administration because they thought every word they said would be twisted and attacked. and they didn't want to interfere and republican ares putting out conspiracy theories some not rooted in facts or evidence it was tough to report on this. >>l the untold story of america valor more about the people on the ground doing the hard stuff on the country. good to see you. >> coming up next. taking on tonight's big stories. why would they want to kill their dog? >> can't wait to hear this excuse. ♪ [ gordon ] for some this line is a convenience. how you doing today? i'm good thanks. how are you? i'm good. [ gordon ] but for others, it's all they can afford. every day nearly nine million older americans don't have enough to eat. anything else? no, not today. join me, aarp, and aarp foundation
. >> or as john mccain would have it, had a very strong opinion we are defeating al qaeda has not helped if it looks like al qaeda resurge en resurgence. >> without question as somebody who is covering the story in the months leading up to the election, it was so politicized with the white house and the administration because they thought every word they said would be twisted and attacked. and they didn't want to interfere and republican ares putting out conspiracy theories some not...
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let's begin with general john allen. we're talking about 20,000 to 30,000 pages of e-mails, many of them to jill kelley. it really seems like an incredible amount of e-mail traffic between a high-ranking general and a woman who really is just a volunteer for the military. how unusual is this? and what does it all mean? >> well, on the face of it, alina, it's staggering that sheer amount of documents that you mentioned, 30,000. we're told by a u.s. official that all 30,000 do relate directly to general allen. but, when you peel back the layer a little bit, not all 30,000 may contain inappropriate content. in other words, some of them may have been something simply as a name in the subject line or something mentioned in the e-mail that there may be mixed into that a good number of legitimate e-mails between the two or concerning general allen and some in there which they thought may be appropriate that they're going to take a look at. general allen is telling defense officials that we heard this morning that he's done noth
let's begin with general john allen. we're talking about 20,000 to 30,000 pages of e-mails, many of them to jill kelley. it really seems like an incredible amount of e-mail traffic between a high-ranking general and a woman who really is just a volunteer for the military. how unusual is this? and what does it all mean? >> well, on the face of it, alina, it's staggering that sheer amount of documents that you mentioned, 30,000. we're told by a u.s. official that all 30,000 do relate...
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you saw john boehner out this morning. he was in a news conference. he was laying out his opening position in general terms. the president presumably will do the same thing with his statement today. they are respective aids -- the white house chief of staff, the treasury secretary, there will all the leading republicans and democrats on the hill, and this is going to be really intense, but the stakes are enormous. if they don't do anything, as you point out, suzanne, tax rates will go up for everyone, and the sequestration will go forward. these automatic spending cuts for domestic programs and for defense spending. they will go into effect as well. it's a big issue. >> gloria, i want to bring you into the conversation. we're looking at pictures obviously in the east room getting set up there for this statement. it is not a press conference. it is simply going to be a statement here. i guess they'll do the tough negotiating behind the scenes, if you will, and not their hands either way opinionically, but we did hear from a speaker john boehner with ju
you saw john boehner out this morning. he was in a news conference. he was laying out his opening position in general terms. the president presumably will do the same thing with his statement today. they are respective aids -- the white house chief of staff, the treasury secretary, there will all the leading republicans and democrats on the hill, and this is going to be really intense, but the stakes are enormous. if they don't do anything, as you point out, suzanne, tax rates will go up for...
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joining me now is colorado attorney general john suthers. welcome. >> good morning. >> good morning. thank you so much for being here. your on record against this, but say you'll respect what the voters decided. what will be the biggest challenge for you? >> i think clearly it's the conflict between federal and state law. in 2005 in a case called reish versus gonzalez, the united states supreme court made it very clear that the federal government is free to enforce its anti-marijuana laws even in state that is legalize it on a state level. so we really need to find out what the federal government's attitude is going to be towards colorado's legalization attempt. are they going to tolerate these large grow operations when we have learned from medical marijuana that that results in diversion to other states? we've traced medical marijuana to 26 other states. if that continues i'm not sure that the federal government is going to stand back and say do what you want to do in colorado. >> and i think you're right to be concerned. this is the state
joining me now is colorado attorney general john suthers. welcome. >> good morning. >> good morning. thank you so much for being here. your on record against this, but say you'll respect what the voters decided. what will be the biggest challenge for you? >> i think clearly it's the conflict between federal and state law. in 2005 in a case called reish versus gonzalez, the united states supreme court made it very clear that the federal government is free to enforce its...
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mistress of david petraeus and petraeus, of course, was general john allen's predecessor in afghanistan. i know this is confusing. he retired from the military to take up the directorship of the cia, which catapulted this story to the top of the list. he quit last friday when his affair was exposed through anonymous e-mails that broadwell sent to remember that woman at the beginning of the show? jill kelley? she sent the e-mails to jill kelley and the most pressing questions is whether mrs. broadwell got her hands on some secret military information that she sure as heck was not entitled to see and that's why the fbi did this. late at night, fbi agents raiding mrs. broadwell's north korea home on monday. it's why a 16-month panel discussion that might never have seen the light of day at the aspen institute all of a sudden now becomes very interesting. some added cig significance, shall we saw, because mrs. broadwell talked about being in general petraeus' inner circle in afghanistan. >> and i was embedded with general petraeus in afghanistan and it was a little confusing for some of the
mistress of david petraeus and petraeus, of course, was general john allen's predecessor in afghanistan. i know this is confusing. he retired from the military to take up the directorship of the cia, which catapulted this story to the top of the list. he quit last friday when his affair was exposed through anonymous e-mails that broadwell sent to remember that woman at the beginning of the show? jill kelley? she sent the e-mails to jill kelley and the most pressing questions is whether mrs....
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and john boehner, as well. and we cincinnatiens as speaker boehner may say, is that we can get to the table and we can negotiate. he's already sent a signal that he wants to do that and i believe that president obama wants to do that, too. they both have an interest. the white house line is saying we don't have a deal here we're going to go into recession while boehner is saying business is telling him, hey, let's stop the bonds market from falling apart and make sure that we can pay our national debt. >> republican strategist oliver mcgee. let's hope for a kumbayah moment. richard socarides, thanks to you both this morning. >> thank you. >>> mystery surrounds a missing american journalist thought to be held hostage in syria. coming up, his parents' emotional appeal and why some say the clues found in a video that they just don't add up. there's big news. presenting androgel 1.62%. both are used to treat men with low testosterone. androgel 1.62% is from the makers of the number one prescribed testosterone repla
and john boehner, as well. and we cincinnatiens as speaker boehner may say, is that we can get to the table and we can negotiate. he's already sent a signal that he wants to do that and i believe that president obama wants to do that, too. they both have an interest. the white house line is saying we don't have a deal here we're going to go into recession while boehner is saying business is telling him, hey, let's stop the bonds market from falling apart and make sure that we can pay our...
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who might replace her, you ask, might be john kerry, the chairman of the foreign committee. susan rice, she certainly was on a very, very short list of possible secretaries of state. but in the aftermath of benghazi and the war, that could be a problem because of what she said on those five sunday television shows and republican anger at her as far as the confirmation process might be concerned. so we'll wait and see on that. i think you're right, timothy geithner, the secretary of the treasury, he made it clear he wants to move on. who might replace him. speculation that jack lieu, the white house chief of staff who twice served as the budget director, omb director and obama administration earlier in the clinton administration, he could be a candidate. there are others as well. i suspect eric holder, the attorney general, might move on and we'll see what happens on that front. but a lot of the other cabinet secretaries, i think are going to stay. i think they would like to stay and they probably will. so it's maybe not going to be as huge a shake-up as there often. >> i wan
who might replace her, you ask, might be john kerry, the chairman of the foreign committee. susan rice, she certainly was on a very, very short list of possible secretaries of state. but in the aftermath of benghazi and the war, that could be a problem because of what she said on those five sunday television shows and republican anger at her as far as the confirmation process might be concerned. so we'll wait and see on that. i think you're right, timothy geithner, the secretary of the...
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and i have great respect for john mccain and lindsey graham, because i consider them friend, and they are right this needs to be investigated 100%, and very, very serious, but it is different from saying that there was an intentional misrepresentation, and i don't understand attacking ms. rice, the ambassador who was telling the truth that she believed at that time which turned out to the be wrong. >> and on the anderson cooper's show, it was very similar circumstances with wmds and that had more catastrophic circumstances you could say. so it is a rocky path to whom you are going to choose to defend and not defend is serious. >>> the judgment to put ambassador rice on the television shows without having all of the facts was a judgment that the white house made and president obama has it right if there was a criticism to be made, it was in the judgment in retrospect, but certainly, i don't understand impugning the sincerity for doing what ambassador rice is there to do and speaking what she was told to say. >> and someone who obviously operated with president clinton through a very we
and i have great respect for john mccain and lindsey graham, because i consider them friend, and they are right this needs to be investigated 100%, and very, very serious, but it is different from saying that there was an intentional misrepresentation, and i don't understand attacking ms. rice, the ambassador who was telling the truth that she believed at that time which turned out to the be wrong. >> and on the anderson cooper's show, it was very similar circumstances with wmds and that...
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if we learn the language of money, as john says, and how the system works. >> how exactly what do you offer in terms of what i read from your website, there's literacy pramdz, there's help with credit, there's all kinds of things, right, for both the younger generations and adults. >> i mean, atlanta is the only international city in the south arguably because this man brought $70 billion worth of investments from the world here. we have moved credit scores 120, 140 points. like the man whose suit i'm wearing we made his dream available with a $35,000 loan, yes, but mostly capital in his head and in his heart by giving him financial literacy, by raising his credit scores and moving it from 550 credit score to 670. you do that, and inc. change somebody ae life. it's a predator lending customer. it's a title lending customer. those predator lenders are not racist. they're target marketing. move somebody to the 700 credit score, that's mainstream banking. >> obviously, you have seen the need. the need is great. why has it taken so long? why has it taken a group like this? >> well, it's t
if we learn the language of money, as john says, and how the system works. >> how exactly what do you offer in terms of what i read from your website, there's literacy pramdz, there's help with credit, there's all kinds of things, right, for both the younger generations and adults. >> i mean, atlanta is the only international city in the south arguably because this man brought $70 billion worth of investments from the world here. we have moved credit scores 120, 140 points. like the...
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having guys like john mccain and hatch have to run far to their right just to keep their offices. this is very perilous for our country. i'm looking for us to go back where you had guys like ronald reagan and tip o'neill who reached across the aisle. >> friends in the newt gingrich second term worked very well together. >> i think we have the right president for that. but we need the right leadership coming out of congress that's going to rise up to the challenge and bring our nation together. most of us in the country are not on the margin. most of us, however we identify, republican or democrat, we have so much more in common than we do apart. that's where we hope that our government will follow where the people are. >> that's so true. cory booker, great to see you. better luck on the ground. appreciate you coming in. >>> coming up next, how the republican party lost a battle. we'll go head to head on that question. questions from bing elections. do you know where your polling place is? maybe somewhere around my house. mine's just, right over that way. well you can find out exac
having guys like john mccain and hatch have to run far to their right just to keep their offices. this is very perilous for our country. i'm looking for us to go back where you had guys like ronald reagan and tip o'neill who reached across the aisle. >> friends in the newt gingrich second term worked very well together. >> i think we have the right president for that. but we need the right leadership coming out of congress that's going to rise up to the challenge and bring our...
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he is also well liked on the hill so that helps as well, and then john brennan, the president's top advisor for counterterrorism and homeland security is also i name you're hearing a lot of. he has been in the administration for four years. you know he is pretty -- probably pretty tired at this point, but he is definitely being discussed as someone who might throw his hat in the ring for this, and then also former congresswoman jane harmon got out of congress recently. she was the ranking member of the house intelligence committee, but really especially the first two names. these are really the names that are the most distinguished on what's a rather long list of possible replacement for petraeus. >> and briana, real quickly, tell us about this gang of eight that's going to start to sit down and try to work on avoiding this big fiscal cliff. >> they should going to try to work on this for republican senators. what our senior congressional correspondent dana bash has been reporting, though, if you talk to leaders, talk to the white house, i think it's seen more likely that this is a leadersh
he is also well liked on the hill so that helps as well, and then john brennan, the president's top advisor for counterterrorism and homeland security is also i name you're hearing a lot of. he has been in the administration for four years. you know he is pretty -- probably pretty tired at this point, but he is definitely being discussed as someone who might throw his hat in the ring for this, and then also former congresswoman jane harmon got out of congress recently. she was the ranking...
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well, a lot of people thought oh, maybe, you know, john kerry, senator john kerry. we know he has his eyes on the state department. that is right in his wheel house. but "the washington post" is suggesting that president obama is considering him to actually go over to the department of defense. now is interesting. the two men spent a lot of time together recently. you remember senator kerry was president obama's debate prep partner. he played mitt romney in all of that debate prep. that was hours and hours of time that they spent together. i think at this point some people think that maybe susan rice, the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. that she may be the top pick for state department. so perhaps this is another big position for senator kerry. but this is the time, as you know, john, of speculation and trial balloons. so you never really know. sometimes these are things that are just being floated out there. we'll have to wait and see exactly what happens. >> thank you so much, brianna keilar. it is a silly season when it comes to that type of thing. we'll get reaction
well, a lot of people thought oh, maybe, you know, john kerry, senator john kerry. we know he has his eyes on the state department. that is right in his wheel house. but "the washington post" is suggesting that president obama is considering him to actually go over to the department of defense. now is interesting. the two men spent a lot of time together recently. you remember senator kerry was president obama's debate prep partner. he played mitt romney in all of that debate prep....
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so john boehner is the most reasonable, responsible guy in washington, according to john boehner. do you agree with that? >> well, you know, it's a new day. and perhaps there's a new john boehner. you know, i'm optimistic, and i think that, you know, elections clarify things and so i think this shows a very positive willingness to make a deal perhaps. >> ana, do you agree with that? >> well, zoraida, let's remember what the house of representatives is like. so it's not a high threshold to be the most responsible person in washington. but i do, you know, i do think that john boehner is doing everything he can to signal he's willing to work to the. i think he received a message that the american people said that they want to see some cooperation. and i do think john boehner is a businessman, a business oriented person who understands the economy, and understands that solving the fiscal cliff would be an important part of not having the economy go off a cliff again. now the big question is, okay, so john boehner thinks he's the most responsible person in washington. will his republic
so john boehner is the most reasonable, responsible guy in washington, according to john boehner. do you agree with that? >> well, you know, it's a new day. and perhaps there's a new john boehner. you know, i'm optimistic, and i think that, you know, elections clarify things and so i think this shows a very positive willingness to make a deal perhaps. >> ana, do you agree with that? >> well, zoraida, let's remember what the house of representatives is like. so it's not a high...
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thanks very much, joe johns reporting. lawmakers have less than two months to figure out a deal to avoid sending the country over the so-called fiscal cliff. so what does it mean for you and your savings if they don't? lisa's back with details when we come back. >>> this right here in this spot, this forest, on this branch, with these mosses is where i feel most at home. my enthusiasm in spreading this is because, you know, like a religious evangelist, if you know you have the truth, you want to make sure everybody has it. >> it's not for the faint of heart climbing up in these big trees. she's got boon for science and a boon for science education. >> i'm dr. sanjay gupta. this sunday on the next list queen of the tree tops. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] some day, your life will flash before your eyes. ♪ make it worth watching. ♪ the new 2013 lexus ls. an entirely new pursuit. riding the dog like it's a small horse is frowned upon in this establishment! luckily though, ya know, i conceal this bad boy underneath my bla
thanks very much, joe johns reporting. lawmakers have less than two months to figure out a deal to avoid sending the country over the so-called fiscal cliff. so what does it mean for you and your savings if they don't? lisa's back with details when we come back. >>> this right here in this spot, this forest, on this branch, with these mosses is where i feel most at home. my enthusiasm in spreading this is because, you know, like a religious evangelist, if you know you have the truth,...
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zoraida sambolin. >> i'm john berman. general david petraeus resigned last week after admitting to the extramarital affair. the other woman paula broadwell wrote his biography. >> jill kelley has been a close friend of petraeus and his wife holly. kelley talked to an fbi friend launching an investigation between general petraeus and paula broadwell. now we are told kelley traded inappropriate e-mails from marine general john allen. he denies the extramarital affair with kelley and insists he did nothing wrong. >> but the pentagon is investigating thousands of documents and e-mails between allen and kelley. it turns out both generals stepped in to help kelley's twin sister natalie in a custody fight. >> this is the a picture of petraeus with jill and natalie. they are twins, you can see that there, and here's what petraeus wrote to the court, quote, we have on many occasions observed natalie and her son, including when we hosted them and the kelley family for christmas dinner this past year. in each case we have seen a ver
zoraida sambolin. >> i'm john berman. general david petraeus resigned last week after admitting to the extramarital affair. the other woman paula broadwell wrote his biography. >> jill kelley has been a close friend of petraeus and his wife holly. kelley talked to an fbi friend launching an investigation between general petraeus and paula broadwell. now we are told kelley traded inappropriate e-mails from marine general john allen. he denies the extramarital affair with kelley and...
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the other candidate, of course, would be senator john kerry. very likely candidate since he's involved very much in international affairs and yet susan rice seems to be -- that names seems to be rising to the top. >> as you mentioned, secretary's flexibility will allow the president to nominate nsomeone who may not get confirmed and go to plan b. the president just lost a safety director. he's going to lose secretary clinton. his afghan war general involved in a scandal. is this shaping the president's foreign policy, without him directing it? are there real effects to all of this, do you think, worldwide? >> at this point, no, i don't think that. and one of the reasons is that the foreign policy really, a lot of it comes directly from the white house. there is a lot of control by this administration over what the direction is. after all, the president is one who is in charge and secretary clinton certainly has been very much a part of creating some of that, and carrying it out. but i think you have to say that at this point to say that when sh
the other candidate, of course, would be senator john kerry. very likely candidate since he's involved very much in international affairs and yet susan rice seems to be -- that names seems to be rising to the top. >> as you mentioned, secretary's flexibility will allow the president to nominate nsomeone who may not get confirmed and go to plan b. the president just lost a safety director. he's going to lose secretary clinton. his afghan war general involved in a scandal. is this shaping...
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>> reporter: morning, john. a lot of people talking about the comment by the prime minister there, bonkers, and it got quite a chuckle, however, this is an extremely serious matter as everybody, especially on this island knows. the island is the island john macafee lives on or the island, greg falls, died. it is his death that seems to be overlooked in the effort to find mcafee. they have not had a single sighting of mcafee since he went into hiding which is hard to imagine since he has been public in all of the communication he's had outside of this country. not a single person reported seeing him. this island is relatively small, about 10,000 people and yet he's managed to stay hidden. they believe he is here. they just don't know exactly where he is. don't you track his phone conversations? they say they're not sure how he's getting out, if he's using a cell phone or land line. basically they're very frustrated. as you already heard from the prime minister, they think his mental state of mind is a real proble
>> reporter: morning, john. a lot of people talking about the comment by the prime minister there, bonkers, and it got quite a chuckle, however, this is an extremely serious matter as everybody, especially on this island knows. the island is the island john macafee lives on or the island, greg falls, died. it is his death that seems to be overlooked in the effort to find mcafee. they have not had a single sighting of mcafee since he went into hiding which is hard to imagine since he has...
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>> there was a law in the white house that no pictures -- and the picture of little john john in the oval office was taken when jackie left washington and went to greece. as soon as she was out of town, the president said to evelyn, call stanley and get him over here. the president gave stanley four days of exclusive shots at the white house, in the oval office at camp david. and that one photograph of little john sitting in the oval office at the desk was the only one the president wouldn't let stanley use. he said, no. that looks like i disrespect the oval office. >> there's a picture of the president pushing his wife's hair out of her eyes. and, again -- >> jackie told stanley that that was her favorite photograph, of every photograph taken of the two of them, because it shows an intimacy and affection that jfk just never wanted to have photographed. he did care about his image. he really did. he wouldn't let stanley photograph him eating, combing his hair, playing golf. that was out. playing golf. and anything to do with hats. anything corny, except for a workman's hard hat. he w
>> there was a law in the white house that no pictures -- and the picture of little john john in the oval office was taken when jackie left washington and went to greece. as soon as she was out of town, the president said to evelyn, call stanley and get him over here. the president gave stanley four days of exclusive shots at the white house, in the oval office at camp david. and that one photograph of little john sitting in the oval office at the desk was the only one the president...
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obviously, the scandal involving the former cia director general david petraeus and general allen, john allen. secretary of defense leon panetta has jumped into all of this, ordering an ethics training for generals to be reviewed here. do you think, first of all, that that is the right way to go? do you think that's an adequate response at this time? you have been a general 30 years in the military. is this kind of review helpful? >> it is, suzanne. every time the military has a challenge that demonstrates a weakness in one of those elements that would -- that we would call foundational to the success of the military, you have to take what's called a stand-down or a review. you spend time focussing very narrowly and deeply on one particular vertical and in this case it's values. we not only have this issue with dave petraeus and toe poe teshlly john allen, but the defendant defense just demoted general kip ward from his four stars to three stars. we have a four star that acted with indiscretion apparently for some time at fort bragg. we have ae three star -- there are multiple examples
obviously, the scandal involving the former cia director general david petraeus and general allen, john allen. secretary of defense leon panetta has jumped into all of this, ordering an ethics training for generals to be reviewed here. do you think, first of all, that that is the right way to go? do you think that's an adequate response at this time? you have been a general 30 years in the military. is this kind of review helpful? >> it is, suzanne. every time the military has a challenge...
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>> john allen, wolf, still under investigation. a new characterization of the e-mails he may have sent to jill kelley now known as the other-other woman. nic patton-walsh reporting he got information in the spring from the handle potentially threatening e-mail that allen saw he forwarded to jill kelley and that is somewhat of what set all of this off. what are in those allen e-mails? officials are telling us it's embarrassing. that john allen, the commander of the war in afghanistan would be very embarrassed if his wife saw those e-mails. the problem may be here the investigators, everybody's got a different interpretation of what's embarrassing, what's over the line, were they just a little inappropriate or did they cross the line? that's the question, wolf. >> lots of questions on that front as well. meanwhile, his nomination to become the supreme ally commander in europe, the nato top commander, that is on hold. barbara, thank you. >>> meanwhile, amidst all of this israel is striking gaza with deadly force killing a hamas milita
>> john allen, wolf, still under investigation. a new characterization of the e-mails he may have sent to jill kelley now known as the other-other woman. nic patton-walsh reporting he got information in the spring from the handle potentially threatening e-mail that allen saw he forwarded to jill kelley and that is somewhat of what set all of this off. what are in those allen e-mails? officials are telling us it's embarrassing. that john allen, the commander of the war in afghanistan would...
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and "early start" co-anchor, john berman. worry talking about president obama, who seems prepared to fight on a couple of critical fronts right now, during his very first news conference since he won re-election. drawing what seemed to be a pretty red line for republicans, first one on taxes and the fiscal cliff. >> when i'm not going to do is to extend bush tax cuts for the wealthiest 2% that we could afford and, according to economists, will have the loeea positive impact on our economy. >> he also wanted republicans to be aware he is supporting u.s. ambassador to the u.n., susan rice. she, initially, of course, said the september 11th attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi began as a spontaneous protest. because of that, two top-ranking republicans are promising to skudle any nomination if she, in fact, is picked as being the next secretary of state. with that, the president was very annoyed. here is what he said about that. >> if senator mcand senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me.
and "early start" co-anchor, john berman. worry talking about president obama, who seems prepared to fight on a couple of critical fronts right now, during his very first news conference since he won re-election. drawing what seemed to be a pretty red line for republicans, first one on taxes and the fiscal cliff. >> when i'm not going to do is to extend bush tax cuts for the wealthiest 2% that we could afford and, according to economists, will have the loeea positive impact on...
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it's john berman, austan. one of the few specifics president obama ran on is letting the bush tax expire for those making more than $250 thouchlt that was a hold-up in the last negotiations. will the president budge off of that? is there a number he would agree to that is north of $250,000? >> i'm not sure about that. you know, i'm not party to the negotiations. i do know the -- as you say, the main sticking point in the end -- they almost had a grand bargain deal last year, but the main sticking point was that the critics of the president wouldn't tolerate any revenue. and if they can work out some negotiation on revenue, i think that they will find the president is pretty open to a balanced approach that was like the bowles simpson fiscal approach or several others that say if you do more cuts than revenue, but have some revenues in there -- maybe they can sort it out. i would be encouraged. >> you think tax reform here, though, is the issue? that's what john boehner said we need to see. in reform you get mo
it's john berman, austan. one of the few specifics president obama ran on is letting the bush tax expire for those making more than $250 thouchlt that was a hold-up in the last negotiations. will the president budge off of that? is there a number he would agree to that is north of $250,000? >> i'm not sure about that. you know, i'm not party to the negotiations. i do know the -- as you say, the main sticking point in the end -- they almost had a grand bargain deal last year, but the main...
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listen to what john boehner said about being reasonable. some rhetoric that's very con silltory. >> we talk about all kinds of things we may disagree on. i'm the most reasonable responsible person here in washington. the president knows this. he knows that he and i can work together. now the election is over. now it's time to get to work. >> reporter: now the important thing that speaker boehner said, soledad, was that increased revenue would be on the table. so that's the thing to tell you that there may be some middle ground. of course, the devil is in the details. the idea here, though, is that if a framework could be worked on, you may see deductions close, tax credits go away. some deductions, some loopholes closed. and, you know, a lot of people -- even if they're in that top income bracket where they're supposed to be paying 35% or that's the maximum they would pay, some of them effectively are not paying that. they still could be paying more in tax dollars. that could create more revenue. yet the tax rate itself could not go up. com
listen to what john boehner said about being reasonable. some rhetoric that's very con silltory. >> we talk about all kinds of things we may disagree on. i'm the most reasonable responsible person here in washington. the president knows this. he knows that he and i can work together. now the election is over. now it's time to get to work. >> reporter: now the important thing that speaker boehner said, soledad, was that increased revenue would be on the table. so that's the thing to...
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but the house speaker john boehner is not among them. we're going to hear what both men are saying about approaching that so-called fiscal cliff. plus, why many republicans were convinced mitt romney would win. [ female announcer ] today, jason is here to volunteer to help those in need. when a twinge of back pain surprises him. morning starts in high spirits, but there's a growing pain in his lower back. as lines grow longer, his pain continues to linger. but after a long day of helping others, he gets some helpful advice. just two aleve have the strength to keep back pain away all day. today, jason chose aleve. just two pills for all day pain relief. try aleve d for strong, all day long sinus and headache relief. try aleve d for strong, all day long what if there was a new that focused less on feesy and more... on what matters? maybe your bank account is taking too much time and maybe it's costing too much money. introducing bluebird by american express and walmart. your alternative to checking and debit. it's loaded with features, not
but the house speaker john boehner is not among them. we're going to hear what both men are saying about approaching that so-called fiscal cliff. plus, why many republicans were convinced mitt romney would win. [ female announcer ] today, jason is here to volunteer to help those in need. when a twinge of back pain surprises him. morning starts in high spirits, but there's a growing pain in his lower back. as lines grow longer, his pain continues to linger. but after a long day of helping...
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it was john mccain and his friend lindsey graham vowing to block u.n. ambassador susan rice is she is nominated by the president to be the n-secretary of state. graham said he doesn't trust her because she went on tv after the attack at the u.s. consulate with information he says simply turned out to be false. >> something else i want to ask you about. there are three separate hearings going on on the issue of benghazi. yet, senators mccain and lindsey graham want a watergate style select committee hearing on this affair. what is that, and is it likely to happen? >> they're saying there are too many different committees and disparate committees investigating. they call it stove piping and they want it to be all consolidated into one special select committee. watergate was an example. they also give the example of the 9/11 commission. is that likely to happen? the answer at this point is likely no because even the top republican in congress, house speaker john boehner yesterday threw cold water on it saying he doesn't think it's necessary and the top dem
it was john mccain and his friend lindsey graham vowing to block u.n. ambassador susan rice is she is nominated by the president to be the n-secretary of state. graham said he doesn't trust her because she went on tv after the attack at the u.s. consulate with information he says simply turned out to be false. >> something else i want to ask you about. there are three separate hearings going on on the issue of benghazi. yet, senators mccain and lindsey graham want a watergate style select...
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what did the white house make of john boehner saying that he haen the republicans, they're ready and willing for the president to take the lead, trying to head off the january tax increase plus the automatic military, the other spending cuts that the so-called fiscal cliff? >> reporter: look. everybody is expecting to head in to negotiations on this quickly. there's full plans here at white house for quick entrance to in to the discussions and the president has no plans, brooke, to give any kind of major speech, any kind of address on economic policy or on the fiscal cliff and their view that the president laid out his rigs for a grand bargain for the negotiations when they were talking about first the grand bargain back in the summer last year and then when congress was negotiating that super committee. but they're prepared to deal. you know? to create some sort of room for negotiation. one thing we know is that the white house said point-blank the president would veto any proposal to raise taxes or, sorry, that keeps the bush tax cuts for people making $25,000 or more. so that's so
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let's bring in our chief white house correspondent john king. the president's in a tough position right now whachlt can he effectively do? >> not a lot. in the sense as the administration saying israel has every right to defend itself. what would the united states do if cuba were launching missiles into florida, you would happened too many times in our past, the question is proportionalty. we understand your right to respond, as wrou respond plea u please don't let the situation spiral more out of control. there's the urgent short-term challenge which is why the president is reaching out to egypt, israel, turkey. and longer term challenges the president starts now moves into a second term, there will be more and more pressure for him to get actively involved in trying to turn down the temperature, try to recreate some sort of a peace process in the middle east at a time when he wants to move onto a second term, he'd like to turn his view of the world away from the middle east to asia and elsewhere and needs a new secretary of state. >> he needs
let's bring in our chief white house correspondent john king. the president's in a tough position right now whachlt can he effectively do? >> not a lot. in the sense as the administration saying israel has every right to defend itself. what would the united states do if cuba were launching missiles into florida, you would happened too many times in our past, the question is proportionalty. we understand your right to respond, as wrou respond plea u please don't let the situation spiral...